Remembering Mike Wallace 1918-2012 … (CBS News) For half a century, he took on corrupt politicians, scam artists and bureaucratic bumblers. His visits were preceded by the four dreaded words: Mike Wallace is here. — Wallace took to heart the old reporter's pledge to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.

Scooped by Mike Wallace — Mike Wallace, who died on Sunday, was a superb role model. His success came the hard way—he was self-made, with a relentless determination to tell the truth to power and to find truths where others could not. In that sense, he made it easier for the rest of us.

Newspaper Barons Resurface — Is there anything more forlorn than the American metropolitan newspaper? First readers began deserting in droves, then the advertisers followed. Family owners headed for the exits and then hedge funds and other financial players scooped up newspapers thinking …

Parting Ways — Anyone who has read Derb in our pages knows he's a deeply literate, funny, and incisive writer. I direct anyone who doubts his talents to his delightful first novel, “Seeing Calvin Coolidge in a Dream,” or any one of his “Straggler” columns in the books section of NR.

How We Will Read: Clay Shirky — This post is part of “How We Will Read,” an interview series exploring the future of books from the perspectives of publishers, writers, and intellectuals. Read our kickoff post with Steven Johnson here. And check out our new homepage, a captivating new way to explore Findings.

When Losers Write History — (Editor's note: This article is adapted from a chapter in Will the Last Reporter Please Turn out the Lights: The Collapse of Journalism and What Can Be Done To Fix It, published by The New Press in 2011.) — Most journalists are familiar with the arch observation …

Supremacy in Jeopardy for ‘Today’ — These days, the effervescent smiles on the “Today” show, America's most popular morning television companion, are concealing anxiety. — A few remote control clicks away on “Good Morning America,” the smiles may look the same, but they hint at something very different: hope.

Bonnier Launches 20 Titles Through Pulse — Earlier trial with PopSci grew from 60k to 3 million subscribers in 6 months. — After a six-month trial run between Popular Science and content aggregation app Pulse scored a subscriber bonanza, Bonnier has decided to launch 19 more titles through it.

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